HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe New Era, 1882-05-11, Page 10CLINTON NEW ERA,
THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1882.•.
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LOCAL NOTICES. ` {
Burbank Seedlings; and Early Lose seed
potatoes. - Taos. CoorEn, Clinton.
Call and see the Lounges at S5, at BEN-
REIT'S FIIRNdPURE STORE, below the Coln.
mercial Hotel.
Wanted, ..500 bushels of 'PareToEs, for
which the, highest prise will be paid. Tilos!'
CooPER, Clinton.
Fresh ground LAND PL,esTan in •bulk, the
best and •cheapest fertilizer in the world,—
_ R. M. Racer,' Clinton.
A REPORT is current here, that Capt.
Shepppard"had disposed of his interest in
the hotel atPortageia Prairie. How cor-
rect.it is we cannot say.
A LADY from Aylmer was in .town on
Tuesday, . looking for a ; suitable place
',Thereinto open a ladies furnishing store.
kHow she succeeded we did not learn.
Mn. PRIo L, ' of:Woof .stook, (formerly,
of the firm of Paulin &Prior, of this place),
has.been visiting' friends here. He:has
just bought out a stock at Goderich.
MB. Wit. CRAru llas'secured two thor-
oughbred collie pups from Toronto, which
heintends to have thoroughly trained to
assist him in his business of a, drover.
LT, week' a petition was ` circulated . to
have'thegrocery stores closed at 7 o'clock
during the summer months, but not get-
ting the signatures :Of all the groceries,
the matter was 'dropped.
MR. Rosi. PORTER,' Conservative can-
didate for South Huron, gave us a call on
Monday, while on a •canvassing. •tour.
Being temperance in principle we "can-
not take' any, Porter," thank you.
AT ,A recent, meeting, of the Senatus of
Aberdeen University, the degree of LL.D.
was conferred on the; following gentleman:
Mr. Alexander Cruickshank,' M.A., Aber-
deen nephew of Mr. Chas, Cruickshank,
of Clinton:
/TEE Oddfellows of this town, on Tues-,
day evening, decided to invite Goderich
Encampmentto spend the 24th inst, in
this place; ;should they accept they will
likely be in full regalia and ,accompanied
by the band.
Or7E day last week Mr. W. H. Cluff,.
while working at Scott's planing factory,
had his hand severely cut by coming in.
contact with a circular saw. Very for-
tunately he lost no ';fingers, although, he
will not be able to use the hand for some
CFIIEF'PAisLEY,.of Clinton, arrived in
this cityone day ;last week, arrested__a
man and:departed. ' The thing was, ; done
so quietly the name of the prisoner could
not be learned =•St. Thomas Journal.
That is the way Mr. Paisley makes .most
of his arrests. ,
MR. AUSTIN CALt4.NDER' has bought
the lot oft •Rattenbury Street, (opposite
Mr. John Jackson's'residence) from. Mr.
T. Holloway;; paying' in the neighborhood
of $300 therefor. • The small building on
the place he intends,: to convert into a
dwelling for his own use.
A NOTE from R H. Call, in Winnipeg;
• reads •as follows :-r-" Winnipeg' is a great
city., Beef._30 to 45e. per Ib.; potatoes $2;,.
waterjust-as'high, eggs -you -can't -look -at -
for their price The' marc who would in-
vest a few hundred ;dollars .in starting a
boat house- =for'the' hire of small boats,
would make money hand over "hand.
• CLINTON' MECHANICS'' INSTITUTE. =
The annual meeting ;of the subscribers to.
the Clinton' :Mechanics', Institute: for the
electionrof officers, the reception `of••the
annual;report:of the Directors, and the
transaction of general business, Will •be
held in the councilchamber,on Thursday.
evening, 'May;18th,;-at 8 o'clock.. There
should bee large'attendance of the mem-
ber4resent.
Nothing has.yet been done in reference
to the street, watering:, . The 'committee
received three tenders offering to perforin
the work,'but;:'have 'not acted upon any of
them. " On Tuesday,Mr. Stevenson went.
ti1Goderich,to linepect their, system;•and
see if'a cart could not be'•purchesed,' for
continuous use here. The committee• will
•
have, another meetingiat once. and, :likely
decide what shallbe done.
sot
MR. J. M. TAYLOR, travelling agent of
the Chicago, ;Milwaukee & St Paul R.R.,
was' in town on Monday, in the interests
of the road he represents. He; states that
the passenger traffic this season is three
to one in'• favor of Manitoba, compared•
with ,Dakota,' but a" singular feature of
the emigration was thatthe•greatest num-,
bet of •those bound' for Dakota were from
the counties' of $urdn and Bruce.
I+LOdDED •IN.—Mr. D. R.'Menzies of
this place, who was a few weeks ago �de-
tained at Portage la Prairie, by a smashup
on the railway is still detained there by
the flood, and • unable get :away. Henry
and Wm. Thornton, (son of W. Thornton)
both of whOin are running 'trains on the,
Canada Pacific, have.been. detained at St.
Vincent for three weeks past, and have
no idea when they will get away. Mr.•A.
Matheson is still at St.' Paul, and from
present aPPearances is likelyto "remain
for some time yet.
ACCIDENT. --"-Ort Saturday evening,
while sitting inthe,house, 'reading, Mr.,
W. L. Newton was overcomo.'with dizzi-
ness, which was quickly followed byblood
spurting from his mouth. Medical;. aid
was at once called in, when an examina-
tion indicated that he bad by. some means
buret a blood vessel in,his,•stomach. • The
,accident, it` was a first thought, would be:
quite serious; but weare pleased• to -learn
thatthe house,.
he is -now able to et'about
and soon expecte to be out again.
ARBOR Dux.—On'•Thursday last it is
estimated that between 'seven and eight
hundred shade treea were planted here.
One prudent action was the planting of a
large number, by.the town, along the front
of the:cemetery.•' Although all planted,
ate not likely to grow, if a fairercentage
of them do,•the people•will be fully repaid
for the outlay, The,,committee, • promi-
nent and jealous among'whichh' was Mr.
Searle, are entitled to credit for the efforts
in aiding the; townspeople. It is an en-
couraging sign to seefarmers,also,, taking
an interest in the matter, Many in this
vicinity going extensively into tree plant-
ing along thefront of theit;premises:
' THE High School Literary Society of
this place, baa .been challenged by that of
Goderich; to a public contest.
ENTRANoE ExAMINATION. — The ex-
amination for admission to the Clinton
.High School will be held in the Model
School, here,, on the 29th and 30th of
June. Persons ,intending to try for the
examination should send their Names in
do Mr. Turnbiill before the 29th inst.
Mus cAL ENTERTAINMENT.—The Phil-
harmonic Society have issued notices for
a'grand .musical entertainment tobe given
in the town"hall, here, on the •evening of
the Queen's •Birthday, which promises;:
to• be one; of the best local concerts given
here. For some Sime -past the Society
have, been• practising a .number of choice
pieces for this entertainment, and in ad-
dition to -the large number. belonging to
thesociety who will take part, the, cervi
cgs of Miss Reidy, of. Simcoe, have 'been
secured for • the :'occasion'. • Those who
heard this lady on her last visit to Clinton,
.will not miss an ,opportunity of hearing
her again, while those who did not hear
her, are likely to -avail, themselves of this
privilege.'
CLINToNr.ixs AHEAP,- Many former
"Clintonboys" are occupying positions of.
triand responsibility among our; neigh=
hors across the lines; and it is pleasant to
see that the people there • sufficiently
pgreciate merit to place them in high pub
lic pfisitions• also.: • Mr. Richard Lane,
Wile was raised here, has recently been
elected President' of •Dodgeville, Wis., (a
position sirnilar to thatofMayer) and Mr.
Jas. G. Walker, who followed the painting'
business here for years, With Arnold King,
has lately been appointed: Treasurer of
Andrew County, with his office at Savan
nah, Mo., ata good salary. Their ,old
friends here w'il'l bePleased-tolearn that
they are• prospering under
the' Stars and
'Stripes..! A correspondent of the Dodge---
ville Chronicle expresses; gratitude to Mr..
Rich. Lane and his.Episcoppal associates,
for providing them • with church accom--
modation, so that it appears he is looking
after the `spiritual, as well as the;temporal,
interests.of the people.
' RETURNED. —:Last week kr Austin'
Callander returned from, the northwest.'
When he left. Emerson that place liad be-
tween five and Six feet of.water over 'al-
most
lmost its,.entire surface; the inhabitants of
'the place were'living. ;upstairs.; in the
houses, the best way'they:could,'business
was at a standstill, and; things generally.
in a terribly.disorgani fed condition His
car of buckboards, harrows, etc., shipped
from•Clinton station ori,the,,l5th of March,
isstuckon lie track at St. Vincent and
when it will get to. its destination • good""-'
iiess only knows: • Any:car net'containing
perishable goods'therailway made an of
fort before the [blockade :to get in, but,
others they, left.,to-•their fate. :••• At St.
Vinc nthe saw Mr. Geo. Scarff, of Gode
rich -township,` who had • been blocked
there eight days. Mr. ,Callander is of 'the
opinion ,that a "very large amount of suf
feting will ensue to settlers this' season;
and says that tle.railway is denounced in
most .unmeasnred..terms,: for- though:not
responsible forth floods; they could. have'
pushed:. through :a quantity of freight
which, •through their negligence, is now
part"of the enormous amount blocking
the road.
OBITUARY.—Death has added: another
ofthe early' pioneers ofthis section to •its.
already long.list; in the person of Mr.
Samuel Rumball, late of this town. Born
in the city_of_Nor.wick;'-Norfolk-county;
England,' in' 1823, he emigrated to, this'
country ten years later, residing with his
father,. who had come out -a year before
and had settled on the Huron road, (on
the farn'now occupied by Mr.•Thos, Pot-
ter.) until. -1839: ,During: the troubulous'
times of that day he served for sometime
as'a volunteer,• being stationed at: Chat;;
ham. In .1847 he 'bought of 'Mr. Wm.
Jenkins a lot on the 16thcon. of Goderich
township,; which was then -R., perfect
derness,-which he cleared and `converted
into a',valuablei farm and there resided'
until about two years• ago, when he moved
into Clinton to reside, Althougha person
of atrong'eonstitution, he .had been ailing
more or less for the past four years, during
the last three uientbs being confined to
bed; and suffering, at tines, the most acute
pain. ,He had a very large circle of ac-
quaintances, as was testified by hisfuneral
on Saturday. In ' polities.•. hewas a Re-'
former,-and•in religion a staunch member,
of the Methodist church: ' He had a large
family,-seventeen••=most of: them, how-
ever, dying quite•young:.: His wife, 6 sons
and one daughter •survive -him.
BRIEr's., Plumsteel has moved
back to town ; it is said his son will-:. also
Come back in the fall. Mr. Jas. Biggins,
of Stanley, and Mr. Jas. Afflict, have also
Moved here to reside. 'Pref. Tanney, well
'knowir-here,,is- getting up the haymakers;
at Ayr. Mr..Ouninghame is 'running a
new express waggon - The town authori-;
.ties are 'offering Gordon • Square free for
$ve-years;';.to-anyone who will -make cer.
tain improvements on it. On• Tuesday,'
while using a•bottle of yeast, Mr. S Not -
'ley had his little finger :cut :right open,.•
by•the bottle bursting. 'The—anti—:Co* so-
ciety, it is°expected, willshortly hold
Other Meeting - subject for 'discussion,
"How to gerrymander the cow. " Mr: JI.
F. Andrews is making a large addition. to
'la ishouse. Boys' have • been in the habit
of going into Corbett &Boles' new -factory
and carrying away portions.. of the.ma
chinery therein, and on, Sunday last a
number of: them were found to,have erect-
ed a swing in the place; and were having.
a big time, when tlteyre very properly
ejected.; we would advise that on a future'
occasion .they be suni'moned•-before' the
Mayor: Mr.• J. T. Wilkie dentist, has
moved two "doors south of tie Rattenbury
House., ,Tuesday was the , first hot day.
of tlie„season. There have been a' couple
of vel acceptable • rain shower's". lately..
The townspeople would,appreciate an open..1
air concert by the band any. niee evening.
Mrs.. Whitt, ;muesic teacher, has' moved
opposite the residence of Mr. Joa, Chidley.
There is a gentleman residing•in Clinton
who during the "flush times" in Califor
nia made his $12 a day as alaboring man;
things musthave beers booming then. _The
coming drink•for this summer—Tom and
Jerry -wander: The firemen• were snag-
ed in cleaning up the ,hose, and doing
Other necessary work on Monday night.
Numbers of persons outside of Clinton are
expressing astonishment at the =Min of
business dene here, and the raid pro
gress being made' in the:place. `Mr.,W.
•McKeown; of Goderieh, moves his family.
here this week.
STOCK COMPLETE IN
ri. t E -n li h
Ch � 3T s g s Stiff Hats.
.A.me�rcan Stif..Hats.
. •
and fan Stiff Hats.
In ail sizes and colors. ,
Just opened,
Ms f ll1s, dit fiioc a o
Of the latest .American novelties in Straw Hats for
Men, Boys and Children..
o and Youth's FELT HATS,
In every size and price.
Sc for Fiats,
Bematiful Stook.
eryhody shopld see the G-reat Display of Hats:
e :. Famous Hatter and Furnisher
CLINTON.
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rase of AMERICA PRPJED CkS
73ORDERED AND PLAIN..
'��erica� Gjiigha�s, A�e�ca� While Cottons
SCOTCH C IlYC>rrHAM.
Borders
d PR II�TTS
Li h,C g.aimd Dark C -roux . _ ..: . d PI -DINTS.
T _TW 7�RESS
GOODS.
NI W MA-I'�TTLE CLOTI S.;
New Passmentre Trimmings- ' and ornaments.
'araso�
Sunshade
ONE CASE ' OF
Ladies' & es'San
FULLY EQUIPPED. CALL ,,AND LEAVE
YOUR ORDERS EARLY:;
WISE.
TILE 'DRY GOODS OF CLINTON.
E93TE1 CAR ALL P991GTIBS.
pecialt thi � Week.
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Ino lino WDICS G16T-EDGED
"OLD CURIOSITY
SE OP
PAPER.
The rush for Clothing at our establishment has been so
great this season that we are compelled to duplicate all orders,
and we can now safely say' that never before vas there as large
and as select a stock as there is at the present tinie.
ur'goods were all bought from the best markets, and the
choicest goods selected, and as We carry on no other branch of
business iii connection with our` Clothing Store, we therefore
devote our, every attention to buying the newestand most
select goods in the market, to get.the � ncw.est styles_ancLsee-
Y
tha
1
tth '
e best,of
satisfaction is oiven to every custorrzer-
It now takes THREE' C°UTTERS ii' _ 414-1 c rieri,se''"
establishment to , do the work of
o large :..
u trade.
WE ARE .TIIIS WEEK IN RECEIPT OF SOME OF
THE CHOICEST .
WITH
COLORED ' WORSTED-TROUSERINGS TO. MATCH
...
THAT. WAS EVER BROUGHT INTO CLINTON,
RANGING FROM $13 TO --$22 A SUIT;
acks�n,�heClotiher, c�nori
Good Coat; Vest. and Pant Makers wanted immediately. .